Numbers by Rachel Ward
When I finished this book I through it across my bed then sat there crying for a few minutes. Then I went to tell my mum about the book and I wasn’t able to get any words out without crying. To me, that is a sign that I loved the book. And I did.
Jem has always seen the numbers, she has seen them since she was a baby but she has never known what they meant. But then when her mother dies she realises what the dates really mean. They’re death dates. When she looks into people’s eyes she sees the date that they will die. One day when she is waiting in line for the London Eye when she notices that everyone standing around her has the same death date… today. What comes next sends her running from the cops, trying to protect her secret and tying to save her one and only friend.
I cannot find anything to fault with this book.This book is written perfectly. The romance is really nice. The characters are relatable. The story line is very intriguing and fast-paced. The cover is awesome! I love this book so much. It is defiantly up there with my favourites. Honestly I would recommend this book to anyone no matter what you read.
Over all I give this book a 9 1/2 out of 10.
SPOILERS – DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE READ NUMBERS
This book wasn’t exactly what I had expected it to be. On a review I read it made it seem like this book was about a girl who could see peoples death dates and one day she goes to some city and she sees a lot of people with the same death date so she takes it up on herself to try and stop a terrorist attack or something from happening. I thought it was a very interesting concept but I didn’t know how it was going to work. So I read it anyway then realised I had gotten the wrong idea about it. I much preferred how this book played out. I liked the terrorist attack on the London eye and how them running away made them suspects. I absolutely loved reading about them running away from the cops. I found that this book kept me on the edge of my seat.
The romance between Jem and Spider was kinda perfect, I loved the night in the barn where they finally expressed that they loved each other. And even before that you knew that Spider loved Jem, how he stuck up for her all the time.
I didn’t understand how the cops let her stay inside the church, I understand that it is a house of God and all but if she was being considered a potential terrorist wouldn’t the cops go in and get her against her will? I’m happy they didn’t but it just seems odd that they didn’t.
Now lets talk about Spider… Well we all knew that through out the book that he was going to die but I think I speak for all of us when I say that we kept hold onto that little bit of hope that maybe he wont die. Maybe Jem will stop it some how. Until the time came. I thought that Jem really was going to kill herself then Spider came along and I realised what was happening…
AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH! We then find out that Jem gets pregnant with Spiders child. It made cry even more how she described Adam. When she said that she didn’t see the numbers anymore I realised that Adam could now see them. And sure enough, that’s how the book ended.
I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on the second book I WANT IT NOW.
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